THE death of almost 3 800 people on migration routes within and from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) in 2022 is the highest toll in six years. These deaths from January to December almost rival the 4 255 deathsrecorded in 2017. The 3 789 deaths recorded in 2022 was 11 percent higher than… Continue reading Mediterranean Death Toll Highest In Years
Author: AHMED ZAYED
Deaths Likely Higher Than 1 000 In The Mediterranean
ALMOST 1 000 people have reportedly died in the central Mediterranean this year amid restrictive measures by countries of arrivals. It is the world’s deadliest migration route and figures may only be atip of the iceberg. SOS Mediterranee, the maritime-humanitarian organisation for the rescue efforts in the Mediterranean, documented the deaths as the receiving countries… Continue reading Deaths Likely Higher Than 1 000 In The Mediterranean
A record 441 migrants perish in the Mediterranean
AT least 441 migrants have died in the Central Mediterranean in the first quarter of this year. This is the highest on record since 2017, the International Organization for Migration (IOM), whose Missing Migrants Project documented the deaths, disclosed. IOM reported that the increasing loss of life on the world’s most dangerous maritime crossing comes… Continue reading A record 441 migrants perish in the Mediterranean
Libya perpetrators not off the hook
THE Independent Fact-Finding Mission (FFM) on Libya wound up its operations in the North African country, but perpetrators of serious crimes are not off the hook. Instead, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR) aims to intensify its efforts as the human rights situation continues to deteriorate amid widespread violence by armed actors,… Continue reading Libya perpetrators not off the hook